Validation of the Chinese version of academic goals orientation questionnaire in nursing student: a study based on SEM and IRT multidimensional models

Table 7 Discriminant validity analysis in AGOQ (n = 654)

Item	Low-score group mean ± SD	High-score group mean ± SD	t	P
F1	1.68 ± 0.52	3.47 ± 0.63	-39.708	< 0.001
Item4	1.76 ± 0.61	3.55 ± 0.60	-37.910	< 0.001
Item7	1.77 ± 0.62	3.58 ± 0.62	-37.452	< 0.001
Item11	1.61 ± 0.49	3.44 ± 0.68	-39.671	< 0.001
Item 14	1.59 ± 0.49	3.31 ± 0.74	-34.875	< 0.001
F2	2.32 ± 0.69	3.82 ± 0.62	-29.411	< 0.001
Item 2	2.37 ± 0.70	3.90 ± 0.61	-29.662	< 0.001
Item 6	2.38 ± 0.70	3.90 ± 0.65	-28.743	< 0.001
Item 10	2.28 ± 0.73	3.79 ± 0.66	-27.649	< 0.001
Item 13	2.24 ± 0.70	3.72 ± 0.68	-27.301	< 0.001
F3	2.02 ± 0.67	3.66 ± 0.67	-31.620	< 0.001
Item 3	2.02 ± 0.68	3.77 ± 0.72	-31.981	< 0.001
Item 8	2.06 ± 0.72	3.67 ± 0.69	-29.063	< 0.001
Item 12	1.99 ± 0.64	3.61 ± 0.67	-31.747	< 0.001
Item 15	2.00 ± 0.69	3.61 ± 0.67	-30.151	< 0.001
F4	3.03 ± 0.83	4.38 ± 0.48	-25.579	< 0.001
Item 1	3.07 ± 0.85	4.38 ± 0.49	-24.223	< 0.001
Item 5	3.01 ± 0.83	4.39 ± 0.49	-25.909	< 0.001
Item 9	3.08 ± 0.83	4.40 ± 0.49	-24.763	< 0.001
Item 16	2.96 ± 0.86	4.37 ± 0.48	-25.829	< 0.001

F1(Self- frustration goal, items 4, 7, 11, 14), F2(Ego self- enhancement goal, items 2, 6, 10, 13), F3(Work avoidance goal, items 3, 8, 12, 15), and F4(Learning or task goals, items 1, 5, 9, 16)

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